US Tour 2012

And I just got a fanclub pre-sale email.

I'm a bit torn but I think I'll ultimately pass on the Friday show. Ah, the responsibilities of adult life.

Shrewsbury_Stars wrote:

I'm a bit torn but I think I'll ultimately pass on the Friday show. Ah, the responsibilities of adult life.

I already got tickets to the other two. My debate is whether I should go for this one and sell the others off to a member of the DSS family. I can't do 3 shows in 3 days... too much!

Would love to make the trip up to NYC... This is VERY enticing....

njguy99 wrote:

I already got tickets to the other two. My debate is whether I should go for this one and sell the others off to a member of the DSS family. I can't do 3 shows in 3 days... too much!

What would be the point of selling your tix for 1 show just to go to the other show?

turnitin2004 wrote:

What would be the point of selling your tix for 1 show just to go to the other show?

'Cause I have work in the morning, and a Friday night show is easier to attend than a weeknight. Plus, the last day of a series can often be the better show, as they keep switching up the setlist.

njguy99 wrote:

turnitin2004 wrote:

What would be the point of selling your tix for 1 show just to go to the other show?

Plus, the last day of a series can often be the better show, as they keep switching up the setlist.

Haha, i've gotten into that discussion on this forum before. We'll see if you're right. Just cause they switch up the setlist doesnt mean they dont play the best stuff earlier, or maybe by the 3rd night in a row with no rest brians voice isnt at its best shape. Ill probably be at all 3 and can decide for myself luckily haha.

turnitin2004 wrote:

Haha, i've gotten into that discussion on this forum before. We'll see if you're right. Just cause they switch up the setlist doesnt mean they dont play the best stuff earlier, or maybe by the 3rd night in a row with no rest brians voice isnt at its best shape. Ill probably be at all 3 and can decide for myself luckily haha.

That's true too! They may be so tired by day 3 they just phone it in. Who knows. If I hit the big lottery this week I'll definitely go to all three.

I gave in and got tix for the 3rd Terminal 5 show. I'm gonna skip Thursday.

The presale, btw, went much better this time. It required a fanclub login to get the sale to go through.

Hope for your sake nothing crazy happens thursday that you're like damn, shoulda stayed with that day haha. Ill probably just end up going to all 3. I live in the city so its not much of a committment for me to go to all of em...cept for spending another 40$. But im already going to 2/3 so why the heck not go for the trifecta.

My luck, Thursday will be the show when they play until 3am and Brian buys everyone donuts

njguy99 wrote:

I gave in and got tix for the 3rd Terminal 5 show. I'm gonna skip Thursday.

The presale, btw, went much better this time. It required a fanclub login to get the sale to go through.

I caved too. Gonna get a babysitter on Thursday and go with the wife. Gonna go to Friday's show with a friend (while the wife graciously takes care of the kids).

Grand Rapids, MI 09-17-2012

Boomboxes and Dictionaries
American Slang
45
Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis?
The '59 Sound
Blue Dahlia
Keepsake
Wooderson
Handwritten
Biloxi Parish
Meet Me by the River's Edge
The Navesink Banks
Great Expectations

Originally I hadn't planned on attending this show even though it was an hour from me. $40+ for a 45 min set seemed like a bit much when I didn't care about seeing Rise Against. However, a spot on the list made the decision an easy one. Seeing them open, even at a place that wasn't so big, was weird after seeing only headlining shows in the past. The set was great though. There wasn't a lot of chatter between songs and I didn't notice any random tags/lyrics during songs. Navesink was dedicated to someone from their crew (or the tour crew). Overall, the band seemed tighter than Friday in Detroit but that show was 10x more fun.

Glad I got to see HWM but the sound guy didn't do them any favors. They only played 30-35 mins and it took over half their set before mix seemed to even out.

ral wrote:

Grand Rapids, MI 09-17-2012

Boomboxes and Dictionaries
American Slang
45
Wherefore Art Thou, Elvis?
The '59 Sound
Blue Dahlia
Keepsake
Wooderson
Handwritten
Biloxi Parish
Meet Me by the River's Edge
The Navesink Banks
Great Expectations

Originally I hadn't planned on attending this show even though it was an hour from me. $40+ for a 45 min set seemed like a bit much when I didn't care about seeing Rise Against. However, a spot on the list made the decision an easy one. Seeing them open, even at a place that wasn't so big, was weird after seeing only headlining shows in the past. The set was great though. There wasn't a lot of chatter between songs and I didn't notice any random tags/lyrics during songs. Navesink was dedicated to someone from their crew (or the tour crew). Overall, the band seemed tighter than Friday in Detroit but that show was 10x more fun.

Glad I got to see HWM but the sound guy didn't do them any favors. They only played 30-35 mins and it took over half their set before mix seemed to even out.

Did you try to meet them?

Matthew Ryan is opening the shows in DC. I have no idea who that is.

colmillionaire wrote:

Matthew Ryan is opening the shows in DC. I have no idea who that is.

He's like an okayish version of all of Ryan Adams depressing songs. He also has a song called Meet Me By The River and a song called American Dirt that sounds very similar to THC's Sugar.

The Angry Johnny Revue wrote:

colmillionaire wrote:

Matthew Ryan is opening the shows in DC. I have no idea who that is.

He's like an okayish version of all of Ryan Adams depressing songs. He also has a song called Meet Me By The River and a song called American Dirt that sounds very similar to THC's Sugar.

Brian tweets a lot about him/his lyrics.

He's FUCKING INCREDIBLE. So excited about this!

Check out "It Could've Been Worse", "We Were Wrong" and "hey Kid"

So I just got back from the Gaslight show in AZ. They were great, but so bummed I wasn't able to meet them because the venue is so big that the buses are behind a gated area. Oh well, hopefully when they do their own headlining in the spring I'll get my chance. Really liked the merch and got the hoodie.

Just Added - Pop's Concert Venue, Sauget, IL 12/4 - Special Link Instructions For Fan Club Members Included in This Communication

Attention The Gaslight Anthem fan club members:

We're announcing the ticket pre-sale for the December 4, 2012 show just added for Pop's Concert Venue, Sauget, IL.

The administrators of the 45 RPM fan club have set up a special secured area for members only directly in the Infinite Merch store where club membership was purchased. This will allow us to facilitate the link distribution using a verification process. Your membership levels are set to "Fan Club" in the store and only fan club members will be able to view and gain access to the link.

The link goes live on Tuesday, October 16th at 10:00am local venue time (CDT). Please follow these instructions to gain access to the 45 RPM Fan Club verified link:

Since they added an additional December show, I now have a small glimmer of hope for a few Southeastern shows in December. Perhaps they can make a swing through the south while heading back to NJ? It's been 2 years since they have had an Atlanta show. I know they may not want to tour too late into December, but I"m keeping my fingers crossed.

Ugh, I don't know why they have to play Pop's. Would have much preferred another Firebird show but I guess that's a little smaller than what they might want.

What's the capacity at pops? Couldn't find it on the website, looks pretty big tho. Anyone know how many people it holds?

500

Pretty much everyone in St. Louis hates Pop's. It's a bar that is literally open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And it's next to a strip club haha. But I think it holds more than 500, btw.